SWA definition

Noun

mate

Ey swa, alles goed? — Oi mate, how you doing?

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Etymology

From and . Cognate with Old Frisian , Old Saxon (Dutch ), Old High German (German ), Old Norse (Icelandic , Danish and Swedish , Norwegian ), Gothic , Latin (from an earlier form ), Oscan , Umbrian , Greek (earlier *ϝος).

Pronoun

that, of that

Æt men fiftene peningas, and æt horse healf swa

15 pennies for a man, and half that for a horse.

Adverb

so, thus

Nis hit na swa.

It is not so.

to the extent stated; to a great extent, so, very

Ðu meaht swa wide geseon.

You could see so far.

doubled as a correlative: the...the...

Swa norðor swa smælre.

The further north, the narrower the land.
doubled as a comparative: as...as...

Swa hwit swa snaw.

As white as snow.